Hose reeling apparatus



May 27, 1952 C. A. ROSTINE HOSE-REELING APPARATUS Filed March 8, 1949 2 SHEETSSHEET Z v I 4? i j fyo o 29 .626 T 2a i i 46' v Y J i T 84 56 2 i 85 5. 3 9? i 30 6 i 66 INVENTOR. BY C7421; A. POST/NE;

ATTORNEY.

y 1952 c. A. ROSTINE 7 2,598,306

HOSE-REELING APPARATUS Filed March 8, 1949 2 SHEETS-SHEE'I 2 IN VENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

iatentecl May 27, 1952 UNITED SST-ATE s Em 115 212...

HOSEREELING APPARATUS :Garl' A-. Rostin :Gatdenayt. radaiiftniassian rn by ;-:m s,n ass nm t to hn w oiod fiompanyr -New ork N. Y., a, corporation of Delaware {Application March 8, 1949;-Serial NE' 8O'J37 10, Glaims.

r"Thisinven-tion:relates to hose'reelingapparatus andaparticularly xtofldevicesi in --which: a winding drum is axially-lmoxzable :duringcwithdrawal land retraction of .a .hose.

A :majorsobject of "the invention :to provide an improved fluid: supplyconduit for. such an axially; movable drum and adapted "to introduce fluid intof-theimovinginlet :end *of a; :hose; carried by: i.'the .:drum. Specifically; :the present: supply conduitiisn an improvement. over the-w-spiralitype ofconduit :d-isclosed -in.=application; Number .7 -8fi,4 l8,nfiled :November 17, '194'7,,by Earnest E. "MartimanowtPatent: No; 2,478,494.

"The invention is. particularly .icharacterized .by the-:provision of axfiexible .supplysconduit Within .thez-rreelingsdrum forming a reverse curve or loop extending axiallygof the drum .and adapted 'to advance cby-yirtuet of 2 the" flexibility upon axial movement :of theI-drum. inlet .endnfthe fconduit .may be :placed in communication: with a fiuidvsupplylineandretained'against axialmovement withithe drumpwhile-thea-outlet end is :securedvv'to xand movabiei with :the drum Ad- :vancement :of the. axially "movable .end tefiects advancement ofnth'e conduit loop 'while' maintaining fluidsupply :to the :hose jatiall' times. The isupply-reonduit: may Joe bodily? rotatable with the drum .during windingEand unwinding of thethose, iand inthat case-,iszplaced inlcommunicationwith a iSWiVG]. :inlet connection. I :find ;:itmost de- .sirablei;that the ;conduit. have irigidaendportions adaptfidgfor maintenancewin medetermined axiaallyifix-tending positions; to :assure; correct;-- po- ;,sii.0nin of;.the flexiblejntermediat :lQop.

Preferably, I mount; the supply conduit; in a manner mimimizing any tendency toward injury by-tvirtue of movement relative :to the-drum. 1157017 this purpose, the conduit is; spaced from the .inner wwall of the drum in a; manner preventing .frictionalpwntzmt with .i -hat :Wall. 1 The conduit about which the drum iscarried.

-j ,k'I-he above :and :further features and objects of :the present invention will [be :better; understood frdmsthe following: detailed; description -of;j;-the

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.-.--R ee1i ng units til 9, andifl aretst'ructurallytlidem enlar ement? mit automat c ta e-111p r Z vtical.except "withrrespectito a; min r di'fi' re i efi heir suppo t members-M andila m o' be J ni h out lat r, and r h refcre o. Ti 9 W l -be Idescri bed, detailr nsi se en. in.;Figs.' 2..and;3., ,nnit ,l 9;e0mprises essentia ly neutr l :-s a icma ylv shaft "21, drumazhmountedj by, nut 29,1,ior both axial and; rotational movement relative-to l the shalt, swivel -in1et-,3ll and fluid snpplymon'duit. 3 l ryyhose str ctu e-is an: importa t-fea u ed :fl'l inve nha 2 1 onta s aithrcadedirecess.filiat its lower end ,(see; liigwp with-111,. which the uppe d; ic ntra' stati naryishaft 3. i swivel inlet ;i.s-:- received. g re l wreendnomhis swivel shaft-is thr eaded;into tubular fili port members -at-:35.,:--Member\34 has .a dowriwardly iacing V, frusto-co nioal :Surffice, 3 6 resting .on ,the correspondingly ;f;rusto coni ca1, edge surface vof ope i :3' -rinba e: 1 e zhou fi h szs ri ysun o ishaftsfiiq a d T21P nthei lustrated positions. -shaft z'lvalso has a re cess at 'v ts'upperend;internallya t readed atz88i o neceive eade shaftextension or,;-1o, k'- tud. 3 :whose up r-end 39z srreeeivedzw thin rec ssi'mii imxtiiipnllig-tqr o a e euppenend fofrthe snafu-E normally wound. Near its lower end, the drum 2 carries a transverse frame element 93, comprising radial spokes or webs 43, 47 and 48 and a ring 89 carried by the inner ends of these spokes. The ring is rigidly secured to nut 29 through connection with its lower transverse flange 30, as by l screw bolts 3| I.

Nut 29 is tubular, and has an internal surface 49 of a diameter somewhat greater than the external diameter of shaft 21 (see Figs. 3 and The inner surface 49 of the nut has a spiral V-shaped groove 50 of a pitch corresponding to the pitch of groove 44 in shaft 21. Balls 5| are received between the nut and shaft within grooves 44 and 50 to form the equivalent of a threaded connection between the nut and shaft. The halls, of course, reduce friction to a minimum as the nut travels along the shaft. At one side, the nut has a diagonal recess or slot 52 communicating with groove 50 near its upper and lower ends through substantially tangential openings 53 and 54. Ball return channel or guide element 55 is received within recess 52, as best seen in Fig. 6 and forms, with nut surface 56 at the inside of recess 52, a return passage 51 directin the balls either upwardly or downwardly between I openings 53 and 54. Thus, as the nut is rotated for upward advancement along shaft 21, the balls travel downwardly along groove 50, out opening 54 in the nut, upwardly through passage 51, and through opening 53 into the upper end of groove 5|. Similarly, upon downward movement of the nut, the balls travel upwardly along groove 5|] and return downwardly through passage 51. Each end of guide 55 has an inwardly extending ear 95 preventing movement of the balls along the spiral grooves beyond the corresponding tangential opening 53 or 54 (see Fi 7).

The drum is normally urged downwardly by spiral spring 58, which bears, at its upper end, against flange 59 of nut 60, carried by the upper end of shaft 21. At its lower end, spring 58 bears against thrust ball bearing 6|, which in turn engages ring 89 of frame element 93. Air and water are supplied to the hoses through valves 62 and B3 and upwardly extending conduits 64 and 65,

respectively. Conduit 65 is connected to the lower end of member 34 by nipple 63. Conduit 34 extends upwardly at the side of space l8 and then horizontally within space M to connect with member 34a, which corresponds to member 34 of the lower reeling unit except for the provision of a side rather than a bottom inlet.

Swivel inlet connection 36 includes a tubular body 61 rotatably carried about stationary shaft 33. As seen in Fig. 4, body 61 contains a pair of ball bearings 68 carried within enlarged diameter bores 69 at opposite ends of the body, and engaging shaft 33 at 10. Beneath the upper of these ball bearings, and above the lower one, the body carries a pair of sealing O-rings 1| preventing fluid passage outwardly along shaft 33. Between these O-rings, the body has an annular recess 12 of a diameter greater than the external diameter of shaft 33, to form, with the shaft, annular fluid conducting passage 13. At one side,

4 body 61 has an outwardly extending passage 90 communicating with passage I3 and leading into elbow connection 14. Shaft 33 has an internal passage 15 directing water or air from space 16 within member 34 upwardly and then outwardly at H into annular passage 13.

Fluid supply conduit 3| includes a pair of axially extending rigid portions or pipes 18 and i9, and an intermediate flexible portion or tube 83, connected to the rigid pipes by fittings 8| and 82. The first or inlet pipe 19 is connected at its lower end to elbow 74 and passes upwardly through axial opening 83 in drum spoke 46, thus being maintained in predetermined angular relation with respect to the drum. Opening 83 is slightly larger than the external diameter of the pipe to permit axial movement of the drum relative to the pipe. Rigid portion or pipe 19 of the supply conduit extends through an opening 84 in spoke 48 and connects at its lower end with block 85, to which. the inner end of the hose is secured by threaded reception of fitting 86. Block 85 contains inner passages 9| and 92 directing fluid from pipe 19 into the Flexible tube 8|) forms an axially extending return curve or loop at 81. As will be understood, fitting 8| is maintained by pipe 19 against axial movement, whereas fitting 82 moves upwardly and downwardly with the drum. Thus,

as the drum moves axially, loop 81 advances, as

for instance from the normal condition of Fig. 2 to the partially withdrawn condition of Fig. 3. Of course,,the supply conduit rotates bodily with the drum at all times by virtue of its passage through the spokes of frame element 93.

In operating the dispensing units, valves 62 and 53 are first opened to supply air and water respectively to fittings 25 and 26. Water, for in stance, flows upwardly through line 65, nipple 66, passage 15 in member 34, and passage 15 in the swivel shaft, then outwardly into annular passage 73, through elbow l4, supply conduit 5|, block 85, and into hose 2|. Air follows a similar course from line 64 and member 34a into the hose 22. Upon retraction of either hose, the corresponding drum is rotated, and, by virtue of nut 29, advanced upwardly along shaft 21. With this vertical or axial movement of the drum, flexible portion of conduit 3| advances in the manner previously described, to the condition of Fig. 3. Upon release of the withdrawn hose, spring 58 returns the drum downwardly along the shaft, resulting in reeling rotation of the drum and return of the entire apparatus to the normal condition of Fig. 2.

I claim:

1. Hose reeling apparatus, comprising a hose carrying drum mounted for both rotation and axial movement, a traverse frame element within said drum having an axially extending opening, a fluid supply conduit having a rigid portion extending axially of said drum and slidably received in said opening for rotation with the drum, said drum being axially movable relative to said rigid portion of the conduit, a swivel inlet connection communicating with said rigid portion of the conduit at one side of said frame element and maintaining said portion against axial movement with said drum, said conduit having a flexible portion at the other side of said frame element and having an end fixed relative to the drum for movement therewith, said flexible portion forming a reverse curve extending axially of said drum and advanceable axially therewith.

2. Hose reeling apparatus, comprising a hose carrying drum mounted for both rotation and ial movement, a transverse frame element wit aid drum having a pair of axially extending openings, a fluid supply conduit comprising a pair of end portions passing through said openings and a flexible intermediate portion forming a reverse curve extending axially of said drum at 1 movement with the drum, a fluid supply conduit having an inlet end axially fixed relative to the swivel inlet fitting to receive fluid therefrom and having a flexible portion adapted for extension upon movement of the drum in a first axial direction, and said conduit having a rigid portion interlocking the drum and swivel inlet fitting for rotation together.

4. Hose reeling apparatus comprising a hose carrying drum mounted for both rotation about an axis and movement axially therealong, a swivel inlet fitting free for rotational but not axial movement with the drum, a flexible fluid supply conduit having an inlet end axially fixed relative to the swivel inlet fitting to receive fluid therefrom and having an outlet end fixed relative to the drum, and means interlocking said drum and said swivel inlet fitting in unitary rotational relation; whereby, rotation of said drum induces corresponding rotation of said swivel inlet fitting.

5. Hose reeling apparatus comprising a drum, means mounting said drum for both rotation about its axis and translational movement in the direction of said axis, a hose carried by said drum, a flexible fluid supply conduit having an outlet end connected to said drum for movement therewith and communicating with said hose and an inlet end rotatable with said drum but fixed against translational movement therewith, said conduit extending from a first of said ends thereof in a direction generally parallel to said axis and then being doubled back in a generally reverse direction to the second end to form a U-shaped loop, and means for supplying fluid to said inlet end.

6. Hose reeling apparatus comprising a drum, means mounting said drum for both rotation about its axis and translational movement in the direction of said axis, a hose carried by said drum, a flexible fluid supply conduit having an outlet end communicating with said hose and fixed relative to the drum for movement therewith, said conduit having an inlet end rotatable with said drum but fixed against translational movement therewith, said conduit extending from a first of said ends in a direction generally parallel to said axis and then being doubled back in a generally reverse direction to the second end to form a U-shaped loop, and a swivel inlet connection connectable with a source of fluid, communicating with said inlet end of the conduit, and rotatable therewith.

7. Hose reeling apparatus as recited in claim 5 in which said mounting means includes a shaft extending through and mounting the drum for said rotation, said drum being translatable axially relative to said shaft and having a tubular wall radially spaced from said shaft, and said flexible fluid supply conduit having a portion positioned within the interior of said drum and between said wall and said shaft.

8. Hose reeling apparatus as recited in claim 5 in which said mounting means includes a shaft extending through and mounting the drum for said rotation, said drum being translatable axially relative to said shaft and having a tubular wall spaced radially from said shaft, and a coil spring disposed about said shaft interiorly of said drum and normally urging said drum in a first axial direction, said flexible conduit having a portion positioned between said spring and said drum wall.

9. Hose reeling apparatus comprising a drum, means mounting said drum for both rotation about its axis and translational movement in the direction of said axis, a hose carried by said drum, a swivel inlet fitting connectable with a source of fluid and being free for rotational but not translational movement with said drum, a flexible fluid supply conduit having an inlet end fixed relative to said swivel inlet fitting to receive fluid therefrom and having an outlet end fixed relative to said drum and communicating with said hose, and a rigid driving connection interlocking said drum and swivel inlet fitting for rotation together.

10. Hose reeling apparatus as recited in claim 3, in which said flexible portion of the fluid supply conduit extends from said inlet end thereof in a direction generally parallel to said axis and is then doubled back in a generally reverse direction to an outlet end thereof movable with the drum to form a U-shaped loop.

CARL A. ROSTINE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,468,776 Doll Sept. 25, 1923 1,683,911 Morris Sept. 11, 1928 1,900,837 Mills Mar. 7, 1933 2,478,540 Martin Aug. 9, 1949 

